MAHAN Captain Alfred T.

Armaments and Arbitration, or the Place of Force in the International Relations of States. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Harper & Brothers, New York NY,, 1912. 8vo., First Edition, tiny neat signature on front paste-down; original blue ribbed cloth, upper board and backstrip framed and lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, fore-edge lightly spotted else a near fine copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hattendorf A19a.

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Book number: 49148

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, mahan, sea power, naval administration, naval warfare, international relations

MAHAN Alfred T.

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812. Seventh Edition. OUTSTANDING COPY IN SIGNED LAUNDER & PFISTER BINDING

Little Brown & Co., Boston MA,, 1897. 2 vols., 8vo., Seventh Edition, with 7 maps (one folding) and 6 battle-charts; elegantly bound in crushed dark green half morocco BY LAUNDER & PFISTER, marbled boards ruled in gilt, backs with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second and third compartments tooled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with rope frame and anchor motif, gilt tops, laid and marbled endpapers, red ribbon marker in each volume, an outstanding copy. With the ornate gilt leather bookplate of M.E.N Tooth on front paste-downs. The binding Is signed on front free endpaper versos. It is possible that this binding was executed by Alfred William Launder himself, or at least overseen by him. First published in 1892, this is the second of Mahan's three great historical surveys of 'sea power' (a term coined by Mahan) which taken together cover the period 1660-1812. 'A valuable work, much more so than his 'Life of Nelson' (1897)', Albion. See Albion, pp. 211, 244; Hattendorf A4b; NMM V:I, 2163.

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Book number: 41441

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, mahan, alfred mahan, sea power, french navy, french revolution, royal navy, nelson, signed

MAHAN Alfred T.

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812. [First UK Edition]. BRIGHT, CRISP COPY

Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.,, [1892]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with 7 maps (one folding) and 6 battle-charts; original blue pictorial cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, backstrips chafed at heads and tails, hinges tender (but binding wholly sound), joints minimally rubbed, short split in upper joint of second volume else a bright, crisp copy. With the fine coloured armorial bookplate of Sir Campbell Stuart on front paste-downs. The second of Mahan's three great historical surveys of 'sea power' (a term coined by Mahan) which taken together cover the period 1660-1812. 'A valuable work, much more so than his 'Life of Nelson' (1897)', Albion. Albion, pp. 211, 244; Hattendorf A4b; NMM V:I, 2163; Sandler 2197.

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Book number: 48895

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, mahan, sea power, french navy, french revolution, royal navy, nelson, alfred mahan

MAHAN Captain Alfred T.

The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783. [First UK Edition]. FIRST UK EDITION IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO

Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.,, [1890]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 18 plates containing 24 plans of naval battles, 3 full-page maps and large folding map (this last lightly age-soiled); handsomely bound in blue full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled with anchor in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. [SLIP-CASE NOT SHOWN IN IMAGE.] Mahan's most celebrated work, written whilst still a captain and first published in Boston earlier the same year. It is here that Mahan coins the term 'sea power' and in a masterly opening chapter defines the elements of this concept. Thereafter he embarks on a stage-by-stage analysis of the maritime conflicts that resulted in Britain's naval supremacy, illustrating his strategic assessments with a flood of examples. After some while in the doldrums, Mahan's reputation as a naval historian and strategist is once again on the rise. Albion, p.211; Hattendorf, A2b; NMM V/1 514; Sandler 2196

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Book number: 50477

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, royal navy, dutch navy, mahan, sea power, naval history, seventeenth century, eighteenth century, nt14, alfred t. mahan, naval, to 1914, influence, sea, power, upon, history, 1660-1783

MAHAN Captain Alfred T.

The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future. [First UK Edition.] HENRY NAPIER'S NEAR FINE COPY OF THE FIRST UK EDITION

Sampson Low Marston & Co.,, 1897. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with two folding maps on japon, tiny signature on front paste-down; navy cloth, gilt back, gilt top, black endpapers, uncut, a near fine copy. With the trade ticket of Henry Sotheran (then in The Strand) on front paste-down. Published simultaneously with the US edition. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF LT.-COL. H. D. NAPIER AND BEARS HIS HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON BLANK PRELIMINARY RECTO. Henry Dundas Napier (1864-1941), served during WWI as military attache in Bulgaria (primarily at Sofia and Bucharest); his service is recorded in 'Experiences of a Military Attache in the Balkans' (1924). He later compiled a biography of his namesake Lord Napier of Magdala (1924). Hattendorf A5b.

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Book number: 49149

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, mahan, sea power, usa, america, napier, henry dundas napier

MAHAN Alfred T.

Lessons of the War with Spain and other Articles. FIRST UK EDITION

Sampson Low Marston & Co.,, 1899. 8vo., First UK Edition, on laid paper, with 2 folding maps on japon, small neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; original blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt with the battleship 'Iowa', gilt back, gilt top, uncut, bottle green endpapers, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound), small pull at head band else a very good, bright copy. Collects nine major articles including five on the war of the title. Published simultaneously with the US edition. A SCARCE MAHAN TITLE. Hattendorf A7b.

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Book number: 25483

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, spain, spanish wars, us navy, alfred t. mahan, naval, to 1914, lessons, war, spain, other, articles

Alfred T. Mahan

Lessons of the War with Spain and Other Articles

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1899. Cloth. A collection of essays looking at naval history, mostly at the effect of the Spanish War, illustrated with two folding maps. This work is an essay discussing the lessons of the war with Spain, looking at how the war affected the navy. Also with the essays 'The Peace Conference and the Moral Aspect of War', 'The Relations of the United Stated to Their new Dependencies', 'Distinguishing Qualities of SHips of War', amd 'Current Fallacies Upon Naval Subjects&apos. Written by Alfred Thayer Mahan. Mahan was a US naval officer and historian, with his writings on the influence of sea power throughout history making him world famous. Some of his other works include 'The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783', 'The Life of Nelson the Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain', and 'From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval life&apos. With two folding maps, showing the island of Cuba and the Caribbean Sea. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A very little marking to the boards. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper, and to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small close tear to the fore edge of page xiii. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 626P44

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: alfred mahan mahan spain articles mahan navy naval Not Stated

Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

Letters and Papers of Alfred Thayer Mahan. Edited by Robert Seager II and Doris D. Maguire

Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, c1975. Hardcover. 3 vols. Very good condition in slipcase Shipping weight 15 lbs.

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Book number: 013368

Keywords: Nautical U.S. Navy Naval

MAHAN Alfred T.

The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. [First UK Edition.] FIRST UK EDITION IN FULL THEMED MOROCCO

Sampson Low Marston & Co.,, 1897. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with 2 engraved frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 16 plates (all save one original tissue guards present), 2 folding maps, 6 maps and 13 battle-charts (one map and chart with neat repairs at blank margins); handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with an anchor motif, hand-made endpapers, uncut, ribbon markers, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. [SLIP-CASE NOT SHOWN IN IMAGE.] An elegant set of the first UK edition. Hattendorf, A6b; NMM II/1 974; Sandler, 2198.

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Book number: 19650

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, nelson, mahan, alfred mahan

MAHAN Captain Alfred T.

The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. Second [and Best] Edition, Revised. REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE BEST EDITION

Sampson Low Marston & Co.,, 1899. 8vo., Second and Best UK Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 11 plates and 21 maps and battle plans on japon, endpapers faintly browned; original navy ribbed cloth gilt, upper board elaborately blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, covers very lightly rubbed at extremities, an unusually bright, crisp, clean copy. First published in two volumes in 1897. The revised edition recasts and amplifies the original discussion of Nelson's action towards the Neapolitan Republicans in 1799. New material is included connected with the separation of Nelson and his wife. Mahan also expands some points, most importantly the reasons for withholding the medals at Copenhagen. Hattendorf, A6d; NMM II/1 975. See also Sandler 2198 (recording the first edition).

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Book number: 19894

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, nelson, napoleon, copenhagen, trafalgar, mahan, alfred mahan

MAHAN Alfred T.

The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. [First UK Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL UK EDITION

Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.,, 1897. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 17 plates and 20 maps and plans (a number folding); original navy blue cloth, upper boards elaborately blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, black endpapers, uncut, a near fine copy. Printed from the American sheets of the same year. 'Admiral Mahan's work, though open to correction in detail and proportion, remains a landmark in Nelson studies' (Warner). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hattendorf, A6b; NMM II/1: 974; Sandler 2198.

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Book number: 46966

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, nelson, mahan, alfred mahan, alfred t. mahan, horation nelson, lord nelson, trafalgar, nile, aboukir

Mahan, Alfred Thayer

Naval Administration and Warfare; Some General Principles with Other Essays

Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp. viii, xiv, (2), 3-409; Folding Map; blue cloth, gilt, top edge gilt, blue coated endpapers. No one had a greater influence on TR in matters Naval than Mahan; TR as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and as President implemented many of those ideas and the overall general theory, that a great nation must have a great Navy. Very good .

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Book number: 13920

Catalogue: Books About Theodore Roosevelt

Keywords: Naval; Nautical; Mahan; Roosevelt;

MAHAN Alfred T.

Naval Strategy compared and contrasted with the Principles and Practice of Military Operations on Land. Lectures delivered at the US Naval War College, Newport RI between the Years 1887 and 1911. IN FULL MOROCCO

Sampson Low Marston & Co.,, [1911]. 8vo., First UK Edition, with 13 maps and charts (6 folding; 7 full-page) on japon, small blind stamp on title; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, uncut, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Widely considered Mahan's most useful work, this comprehensive survey brings together the core studies of the author's celebrated 'sea power' series, together with more recent examples. Published simultaneously with the US edition. A lovely copy. Albion, pp.211, 244; Hattendorf, A18b.

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Book number: 34143

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: mstock, naval, mahan, naval strategy, alfred t. mahan, naval, to 1914, naval, strategy, compared, contrasted, principles, practice, military, operations, land

MAHAN Captain Alfred T.

Naval Administration and Warfare. With other Essays. NEAR FINE COPY

Little Brown, Boston MA,, 1918. 8vo., with folding map on japon; original blue cloth, gilt back, gilt top, a near fine copy. With US War Service Library bookplate on front paste-down. First published in 1908. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hattendorf A15c.

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Book number: 41326

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, mahan, sea power, naval administration, naval warfare

MAHAN Captain Alfred T.

Naval Administration and Warfare. With other Essays. NEAR FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Little Brown, Boston MA,, 1908. 8vo., First Edition, with folding map on japon, tiny neat signature on front paste-down; original blue cloth, gilt back, gilt top, black endpapers, a near fine copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hattendorf A15a.

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Book number: 49147

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, mahan, sea power, naval administration, naval warfare